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I haven't posted to this group for months so forgive me if this has been
discussed in other thread. I'm looking for advice on how to respond to an FAA order suspending my ticket. I've read and posted here for some time but I stopped after last May. I respect the opinions of most in this group, so I'll check with all of you before I make up my mind. I clipped the DC ADIZ back in May. I was flying out of Frederick, MD and meant to head for Harper's Ferry. I read the Potomac River wrong and flew straight south into the ADIZ near Dulles before correcting to the west. After I landed, the FBO staff informed me that the FAA wanted to have a chat. I called them and, several days later, filed my report. It was my second or third flight out of FDK. I'm new to Maryland and only have 100 hours in my log book. I knew the rules of the ADIZ. I basically failed to establish a correct heading after takeoff due to stress and rusty skills; I froze, and kept blundering forward, essentially lost for several minutes on a sunny day. The GPS was different from what I was used to and I meant to practice VOR-only nav that day. I felt pretty shook up for a few minutes but completed the rest of the flight without problems. So, I've got this letter presenting the order and several options. I can appeal the order either formally or informally. I could have gotten a waiver but that would have required a "timely" safety report to NASA, which I didn't do. I (or an attorney on my behalf) can send in another report, furthing explaining what happened. Or, I can simply surrender my certificate. The way I look at it, I simply screwed up and probably need remedial training. But I can't train without a ticket. I don't see how I can get around the penalty, since it's justified. Should I seek legal counsel from AOPA? Doesn't seem worth the time to me. I'm pretty discouraged and haven't been interested in flying ever since I left the FBO that day. I did my homework before the flight, always prided myself on knowing the rules of the system... but when it came right down to it, I just didn't fly right. Now I'm wondering, as a renter, when I'll ever be confident of my skills. Unless I continue pursuing my IR (aborted last year when I moved) and really spend a lot of time up there (and a lot of cash), what good is it? I'll just be a sucky 20-hour-per-year pilot. What would you do? --Scott |
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